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Issue: Romance Without Tears #[nn]
Publication Date: November 2003
 
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
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Pages: 164
ISBN: 9781560975588
UPC/EAN: 978156097558852295
Price: $22.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 60 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Benson
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"; 21.6 cm x 27.9 cm
Paper Stock: cardstock cover
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: collected edition
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reprinted 55 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

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Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Temptations #9 published August 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Publisher's Page

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Title Page

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Matt Baker
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Coal Town Girl

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Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
Matt Baker ?
?
?
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romantic
Karen Svoboda
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FlagPictorial Romances #16 published November 1952
was Coal Town Girl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Contents

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No Fear of Heartaches...

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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John Benson
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Illustrated with panels from Sweethearts (Fawcett, 1948 series) #73 (2 panels), from "I Took the Wrong Road to Romance" from Teen-Age Romances (St. John, 1949 series) #2 (1 panel), from "I Gave Boys the Green Light" from Teen-Age Diary Secrets (St. John, 1949 series) #[nn] (4 panels), from "Second Chance" from Hollywood Secrets (Quality Comics, 1949 series) #1 (2 panels), from "The Right Man for Me" from Love Diary (Orbit-Wanted, 1949 series) #21 (splash page), from "Going Steady" from Diary Secrets (St. John, 1952 series) #15 (2 panels), from Girls' Romances (DC, 1950 series) #138 (cover), from Romantic Story (Fawcett, 1949 series) #16 (1 panel).
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Was I Too Young for Love?

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Credits
Dana Dutch
Lily Renee (signed)
Lily Renee (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #1 published January 1949
was Was I Too Young for Love? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dana Dutch credited by John Benson
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I Set a Trap for a Wolf

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Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagBlue Ribbon Comics #4 published June 1949
was I Set a Trap for a Wolf [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Retitled "I Tempted the Wrong Boy" in most reprints.
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They Called Me Boy-Crazy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Warren King (signed)
Warren King (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagBlue Ribbon Comics #5 published August 1949
was They Called Me Boy-Crazy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Title in most reprints: "I Was Too Free with Boys"
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[untitled]

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Matt Baker
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romantic
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I'll Not Date in August

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
typeset
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #4 published August 1949
was I'll Not Date in August [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Loneliness Made Me A Pickup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Chuck Miller
Chuck Miller
?
?
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romantic
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FlagBlue Ribbon Comics #2 published April 1949
was Loneliness Made Me A Pickup [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Allergic to Love

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Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
Matt Baker ?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #22 published June 1952
was Allergic to Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Stranger Stole My Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Chuck Miller
Chuck Miller
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Diary Secrets #4 published September 1949
was A Stranger Stole My Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Retitled "I Learned the Secret of Love" in most reprints.
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[untitled]

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Matt Baker
?
?
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romantic
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We Couldn't Be Kept Apart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Lily Renee
Lily Renee?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #2 published April 1949
was We Couldn't Be Kept Apart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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My Double-Life Caught Up with Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagPictorial Confessions #1 published September 1949
was My Double-Life Caught Up with Me [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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I Played Kiss and Run

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Diary Secrets #6 published October 1949
was I Played Kiss and Run [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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I Tried to Buy Love -- with Kisses

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Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Dick; Barbara "Babs"; Muriel; Jimmy; Sally; Georgie Reade; Carl
After being accused of "throwing herself" at Dick, Barbara finds true love with Carl.
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #16 published June 1951
was I Tried to Buy Love -- with Kisses [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Love Is Born

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
typeset
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #5 published September 1949
was Love Is Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Story told in captions, without word balloons. Dana Dutch credited by John Benson in Romance Without Tears (Fantagraphics Books, 2003 series) #[nn]
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[untitled]

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Matt Baker
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?
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romantic
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FlagCinderella Love #26 published February 1955
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Reckless Love Almost Ruined My Reputation

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Credits
?
Matt Baker
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #10 published June 1950
was Reckless Love Almost Ruined My Reputation [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Third Finger--Left Hand

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?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTrue Love Pictorial #7 published December 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #33 published September 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
Matt Baker
?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #25 published September 1952
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Thrill-Seekers' Weekend

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Credits
?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #37 published May 1954
was Thrill-Seekers' Weekend [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagDiary Secrets #24 published July 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Flirtation on Wheels

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?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Temptations #4 published October 1953
was Flirtation on Wheels [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Outcast Love

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Matt Baker
Matt Baker ?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagPictorial Romances #18 published March 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
typeset
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #42 published March 1955
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Caught!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #14 published February 1951
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Love Made Me an Outcast

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Credits
Matt Baker
?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #38 published July 1954
was Love Made Me an Outcast [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1/9 page
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker ?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagPictorial Romances #21 published September 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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I Loved Not Wisely But Too Well

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Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
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romantic
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FlagDiary Secrets #14 published October 1952
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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New, Pick-A-Boyfriend G.I. Listing

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic, war
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FlagWartime Romances #10 published October 1952
was New, Pick-A-Boyfriend G.I. Listing [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Co-Ed Calamity

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Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
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FlagDiary Secrets #15 published December 1952
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagGoing Steady #10 published December 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Asking for Trouble

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?
Matt Baker
?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #34 published November 1953
was Asking for Trouble [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Matt Baker
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #31 published May 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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0.17
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What My Husband Didn't Know

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Matt Baker
Matt Baker ?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagPictorial Romances #22 published November 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Romance on Route 202

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Credits
Matt Baker
?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagAll Picture All True Love Story #1 published October 1952
was Romance on Route 202 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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I Gave My Love Too Freely

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?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
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FlagDiary Secrets #11 published April 1952
was I Gave My Love Too Freely [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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"wash" cover. 1/3 page
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Campus Scandal

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Matt Baker
?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagDiary Secrets #21 published December 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

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Credits
Matt Baker (signed)
Matt Baker (signed)
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Romances #43 published May 1955
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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My Forbidden Kisses

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Credits
?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
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romantic
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FlagTeen-Age Temptations #2 published June 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTrue Love Pictorial #5 published August 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1/4 page
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagDiary Secrets #13 published August 1952
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1/4 page
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I Was a Lonely War Bride

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagRomantic Marriage #23 published July 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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0.25
1/4 page
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Reckless Love

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagDiary Secrets #18 published June 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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0.25
1/4 page
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagCinderella Love #25 published December 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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Good-by Innocence

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Matt Baker
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Romances #35 published January 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Tourist Cabin Escapade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Temptations #1 published October 1952
was Tourist Cabin Escapade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Penny-Ante Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Hy Rosen
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Daisy Carter (florist's assistant); Clyde Mitchell (college student); Tourist Home Operator; Daisy's Parents; Rooming House Operator; Bill Crandall (hedonist)
Daisy's unconventional beliefs about a young lady's conduct bring her into conflict with her parents. She moves out, then leaves her boyfriend Clyde, who also disapproves of her reckless style. She runs around with many boys. Bill Crandall takes her to a sleazy roadhouse and gets fresh. Clyde rescues Daisy from Crandall, and the sweethearts return to Daisy's parents to apologize for her behavior.
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Romances #28 published December 1952
was Penny-Ante Girl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hotel Week-End

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTrue Love Pictorial #3 published April 1953
was Hotel Week-End [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Love on Trial

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
typeset
Subject Matter
romantic
Narrator; Ray
The narrator is engaged to Ray but steps out with other fellows when Ray spends two years overseas as a serviceman. Ray returns to the States and forgives his betrothed for her transgressions.
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Romances #28 published December 1952
was Love on Trial [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Thrill Seekers' Weekend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Romances #37 published May 1954
was Thrill Seekers' Weekend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Dana Dutch credited by John Benson in Confessions, Romances, Secrets, and Temptations (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[nn]
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Elopement Hid Our Sins

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
Matt Baker ?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagPictorial Romances #19 published May 1953
was Elopement Hid Our Sins [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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16
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Afraid to Be Married

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTrue Love Pictorial #10 published June 1954
was Afraid to Be Married [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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7
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Masquerade Marriage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch
Matt Baker
Matt Baker?
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Temptations #8 published June 1954
was Masquerade Marriage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Dana Dutch credited by John Benson in Romance Without Tears (Fantagraphics Books, 2003 series) #[nn]
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An irreverent groundbreaking collection of 1950s Romance Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Matt Baker
Matt Baker
?
typeset
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Romances #37 published May 1954
was Thrill-Seekers' Weekend [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagCinderella Love #26 published February 1955
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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